Searley Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 well done to robbo! back on a bike and did pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysue Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 All Updates will appear in this window, please feel free to post any comments below. Texter: Beano Updater: Fozzie Line-Up 1. James Wright 3, 2, 2, 1, 3 = 11 6th 2. Olly Allen 1, 1, 3, 3, 1 = 9 5th 3. John Oliver 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 = 1 4. Jason Crump 2, 3, 3, 2, 2 = 12 2nd 5. Mark Loram 3, 3, 2, 3, 1 = 12 4th 6. Travis McGowan 1, 2, 3, 1, 3 = 10 3rd 7. Rusty Harrison 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 = 1 8. Ricky Ashworth 2, 0, 2, 2, 0 = 6 9. Steve Johnston 0, 1, 1, 3, 3 = 8 10. Trevor Harding 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 = 3 11. Stuart Robson 3, 3, 1, 1, T = 8 12. Billy Janniro 2, 2, 0, 2, 2 = 8 13. Tai Woffinden F, 0, 2, 0, 1 = 3 14. Simon Stead 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 Winner 15. Richard Hall 2, 2, 1, 0, 2 = 7 16. Lubos Tomicek 1, 1, 0, 2, 2 = 6 Heat Results Heat 01: Wright, Crump, Allen, Oliver 59.4 Heat 02: Loram, Ashworth, McGowan, Harrison 60.2 Heat 03: Robson, Janniro, Harding, Johnston 60.1 Heat 04: Stead, Hall, Tomicek, Woffinden fell 59.8 Heat 05: Loram, Wright, Johnston, Woffinden 60.2 Heat 06: Stead, McGowan, Allen, Harding 59.6 Heat 07: Robson, Hall, Harrison, Oliver 60.7 Heat 08: Crump, Janniro, Tomicek, Ashworth 60.5 Heat 09: McGowan, Wright, Robson, Tomicek 60.2 Heat 10: Allen, Loram, Hall, Janniro 60.5 Heat 11: Stead, Ashworth, Johnston, Oliver 60.3 Heat 12: Crump, Woffinden, Harding, Harrison 61.1 Heat 13: Stead, Janniro, Wright, Harrison 60.4 Heat 14: Allen, Ashworth, Robson, Woffinden 61.0 Heat 15: Loram, Tomicek, Oliver, Harding 61.0 Heat 16: Johnston, Crump, McGowan, Hall 60.4 Heat 17: Wright, Hall, Harding, Ashworth 61.1 Heat 18: Johnston, Tomicek, Allen, Harrison 61.0 Heat 19: McGowan, Janniro, Woffinden, Oliver 61.3 Heat 20: Stead, Crump, Loram, Robson 60.5 Semi Final: Crump, McGowan, Allen, Wright 60.7 Grand Final: Stead, Crump, McGowan, Loram 60.6 ************************* Comments: Line Up and Format confirmed. Weather is Hot and Sunny so track maybe dusty according to the texter. Top 2 Straight to Final then next 4 to a semi. Track Looks well watered and Sun has gone in. Hamills van broken down en route John Oliver replaces him. Heats 1 to 4: All races from Gate. Heat 4: Woffinden fell 1st bend Heat 5: Loram blasted round wright on last bend. Heat 8: Ashworth fell 1st bend 2nd lap. Crump won by a long way and the sun has come out again. Heat 10: Good race between Hall and Janniro elbows everywhere Heat 11: Stead won by the length of a straight Heat 12: Harrison fell 1st bend Crumpy let Tai lead for 3 laps. No Interval rain clouds approaching. Heat 15: Loram had to come from back to win Heat 16: Johnnon out gated Crump. Heat 20: Robson touched tapes excluded. SF Line Up: Wright, McGowan, Allen, Crump Wright fell 3rd bend 3rd lap. Grand Final Line up: Stead, McGowan, Crump, Loram good job its last race just started to rain. Crump passed McGowan on last bend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Just out of curiosity, if Robbo is now fit again why hasn't he returned to the Rockets line-up for this weekend's matches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Cat from Mars Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Enjoyed the meeting. There were some good races, but Steady was untouchable - which augurs well for the coming week. If he gates like that all week, nobodies going to get near him!! Programme was excellent - very good features which rolled back the years, and made me feel old, as I was their in 1982 when he made his debut!! Nice also to see some Bradford fans - I just wondered if these fans still go to speedway regularly, and if so, where, as there seemed quite a few here today. Good day all round - well done Smudger, and here's to the next 20 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Najjer Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Just out of curiosity, if Robbo is now fit again why hasn't he returned to the Rockets line-up for this weekend's matches? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> averages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Cat from Mars Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Just out of curiosity, if Robbo is now fit again why hasn't he returned to the Rockets line-up for this weekend's matches? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The announcer said that he had a runout at Coventry last week and this was his first competitive match back. Maybe he wanted a run-out in a "friendly" before returning to full competitive action. He should be flying for the Rockets very soon. Looked sharp, and good value in his races as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startline sid Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 The announcer said that he had a runout at Coventry last week and this was his first competitive match back. Maybe he wanted a run-out in a "friendly" before returning to full competitive action. He should be flying for the Rockets very soon. Looked sharp, and good value in his races as always. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> he rode at Rye last night after the meeting to see how he felt - from his performance today I guess he feels pretty good -welcome back Robbo - one of the most exciting English riders to watch when racing from the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted September 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Just noticed Gary Havelock rode in a big individual meeting in Poland today, that was a bit naughty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Would any kind person like to send me a programme, will pay off course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Clemens Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Andy Smith Testimonial A Special Day for the Connoisseur Making our way over the hill to Manchester we inevitably ran into congested traffic through Mottram and beyond all the way to the stadium. ‘Look at all these people making their way to Andy’s testimonial meeting,’ said I. ‘They’re going to watch Man U v Arsenal,’ grinned the nephew. No doubt wishing he was heading to Old Trafford rather than to Kirkmanshulme Lane. We’d set off for the meeting at 2pm anticipating there would be hold ups on the way with the road works over Woodhead still in place. On arrival at the stadium it was good to see the gates already open. The weather was still looking good though it was overcast in Manchester whereas there had been hot sunshine over South Yorkshire all morning. Making our way into the stadium we soon realised that it was likely there wouldn’t be a large crowd in attendance. Comments were made, by various people who spoke to us as to the whys and wherefores of the lack of a big turnout for this testimonial but in the end I was there to celebrate Andy Smith’s contribution to speedway. Why other people were there or not there wasn’t the issue. It also transpired that some of the riders in the program weren’t there for one reason or another. But for those who were there this was a Special Day. Why was it a Special Day? Because those who were there were there for a man who embodied what speedway was all about. Old School - The Real Thing - The Unsung Hero - most of us really know nothing about. The man who is always there doing his thing - A True Speedway rider - Heart and Soul – Let that Spirit Sing. This is the man who has been forced to walk the long hard difficult road to become the rider he has become. Twenty years to walk to this testimonial. Forcing his presence onto the World Championships and Grand Prix’s stages along the way. A Team man for 20 years, an ever present who may have turned into something of a ‘dinosaur’ in some peoples eyes. A representative of a bygone age, someone perhaps who people feel has passed his sell by date. There were 16 riders who turned out to ride for Andy Smith from the new boy Tai Woffinden to the new double world champion Jason Crump. I hope each of them saw it has a privilege to be here on the day. It was a special day for all of them. There was nowhere else I would have been today than at Kirksmanhulme Lane Like the man the Official Souvenir Programme is First Class. The racing was decent too and the best man won on the day. It would have been great to see Andy race. I do hope this day was everything Andy wanted it to be. ‘There were giants’, it has been said, ‘in those days and we might never see their like again’. Andy Smith was and is one of those giants and he still stands astride the stage and long may he continue to do so. A Special Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEITH M Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Just out of curiosity, if Robbo is now fit again why hasn't he returned to the Rockets line-up for this weekend's matches? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe the same reason that Billy Hamill missed an Oxford meeting last season while he rode in Wolverhampton's Olympique: To test his fitness!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Turner Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yeah, it was a decent meeting and a good afternoon. Pleased for Andy Crumpy rode at 60%, which kept the meeting fair and I'm guessing Steady was trying something new with his bikes - it certainly worked, whatever it was. Great to see Robbo riding again. Nice to see Olly scoring well away from Brandon, it's been a while ! Congratulations to today's organizers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted September 17, 2006 Report Share Posted September 17, 2006 averages <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nope. As Lee Smethills is only a temp injury replacement, once Robbo is fit, he can go back into the team in place of Smethills regardless of averages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 anyone have pictures from the meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 anyone have pictures from the meeting? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I haven't, Azhdy, but I can offer you this extract from todays Manchester Evening News: Aces' star Simon Stead showed he was in the mood for the final crunch by winning the Andy Smith Testimonial meeting at Kirkmanshulme Lane last night. Stead won his five qualifying rides and then stormed to victory in the final ahead of teammate and World champion Jason Crump, Aussie Travis McGowan, and Mark Loram, the 2000 World champion. Smith, who started his career at Belle Vue in 1982, said: "I was happy with the way the meeting went and with the attendance. "When we picked this date way back at the start of the season there was nothing much else happening but, by the time we got here, there were all sorts of sporting events going on. "Consequently, I was very happy with the turn-out. It made a lot of hard work worth the effort." I think Steve Dixon or another guy may have some pics. Leave with me and I'll try to dig out their addresses. Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 OK Azhdy, try these two adresses: www.stevedixonphotography.co.uk www.mike-patrick.com Both Steve and Mike are regular pic men at Kirky Lane so one of them should be putting some online shortly, if not already there. Regards, Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 (edited) OK Azhdy, try these two adresses: www.stevedixonphotography.co.uk www.mike-patrick.com Both Steve and Mike are regular pic men at Kirky Lane so one of them should be putting some online shortly, if not already there. Regards, Ron. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Think you mean Ian Charles(Conkers) http://www.iancharlesphotos.net Edited September 18, 2006 by Steve Dixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Think you mean Ian Charles(Conkers) http://www.iancharlesphotos.net <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Azhdy - Steve's right, Ian Charles is the other guy. NOT Mike Patrick. Steve - Thanks for the correction, me old mate, hope all is well with you. Haven't seen much from you lately. Of course it could be that my two remaining LGCs are letting me down - again. I take it you are still 'flashing' here and there Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 thanks for the replys and links everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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